Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-01-13

sion of the Senate was held on Tuesday
the day of the funeral, out of respect
for the dead Senator. The House that
day took q recess from 1890 to II a. m,
A committee of nine Senators accom-
panied by a Sergeant-at-Arms, attend
ed the funeral at Minister, the home OF
the dead Senator. Senator Groschner
was one of the committee.
Notwithstanding the loud blow made
by Republican papers about the Peni-
tentiary making money for the State
under their management, that institu-
ton ran behind bet Yeen $500 and $4,000
in the month of December.
The Governors message has not been
read in the House, Notwithstanding the
large Republican majority in that body
made so by the admission of the Re-
publican candidates for the Legislature
from Hamilton county. The Senate
paid more respect to J. b. f. by having
the clerk read it while the members
chatted.
The State Treasury is now kept from
being empty under Republican legisla-
tion, by making advance drafts on diff
ferent counties. After February settle
ments it will become empty frequently.
The latest dodge to replenish it is the
offering of joint resolution asking the
general government to pay to the State
the amount received from the duty on
tobacco and liquors. When Congress
passes such a law it twill be a cold
day."
A constitutional amendment has been
introduced, and may become a law, to
have less State elections, and making
the terms of State officers longer than
they now are.
The Columbus correspondent of the
Cincinnati Times-Star, Republican, last
Thursday charged that Bateham ana
Noyes, two well known Cincinnati leg
islative lobbyists, received $1,000 from
John Sherman for getting the Republi-
can candidates from Hamilton county
their seats in the Legislature. That
correspondent should tell the whole
story, and tell who besides Bateham
and Noyes got money for what they did
i'll that transaction. 1t would be mighty
interesting reading.
A bill has been introduced in the
House to sell to the highest bidder that
part of the Ohio canal from Dresden
Junction to Portsmouth, the Hooking
canal from Carroll to Athens, and the
Walhonding canal. That is one of the
ways of fgetting rid of the States prop
erty for the sole benefit of rich corpora
tions. The Republican party is proven
bal for doing that thing.
Both branches of the Legislature ad-
journed on last Friday afternoon until
the next Monday at p. m., notwith-
standing the usual tri-weekly adjourn
ment.
Senator Groschner was promptly on
hands at the beginning of the session,
and was just as pleasant, affable and
agreeable as he always is, whether at
home or in the Legislature.
The better class of Republicans are
indignant when they are told that Gov.
Foraker intends to appoint one Billy
Capellar Railroad Commissioner when
Mr.. Apthrop's time expires. They say
the Office is too important to be peddled
in that manner. They want man APP
pointed like the former occupant of that
office under Gov. Foster, Hon. H. w.
Sabine, of Union county, who filled the
office as it should be, and they are MAX
ing strong effort to have the Governor
appoint Mr.. Sabine. That gentleman
and Mr.. Apthrop are counted as two of
the best Railroad Commissioners Ohio
ever had. A. N. G.